So im not looking to break my bank by spending $500+ on some headlights, so I was wondering where everyone is finding retrofits for sale at a reasonable price with trust worthy quality? Thanks in advance!

 

Well they will sometimes pop up for sale. I build them along with a few other members. Or you could always learn how to make your own set..

 

1. buy a retrofit kit off of HIDWerks or TheRetrofitSource

2. turn your stock headlights into retro's

i just did my own and it cost me half that, it was my first time every dealing with lights and i'll say it was a tough at times but i think they turned out good. this is the only pic i have currently

 

If you dont wanna pay 500+ youre gonna have to make them yourself. You dont get build quality + performance + looks for a dirt cheap price. Gotta pay to play.

 

^This...

Even if I were to make you a set the materials alone for a basic set are gonna cost $270-300. Then the cost of the lights and if you are going to send yours, or starting with a new set. Then labor and shipping of course...

 

zzp sells headligts for a decent price they look good to. not retro's tho. tbh idk the difference really

 

The difference is that retro's impliment a projector into the stock reflector bowl. With a projector, you are able to disperse the light in a even pattern..like this...

 

i c. but 300+ for changing the light pattern is alittle crazy i guess. I'm more performance over looks but however my passenger side headlight fogs up and is starting to look like ****. i'd either like to get them fixed or get new ones.

 

It's more then just changing the pattern. The light output is superior compared to the stock headlights. But yes, If I didn't make my own, I would find it hard to spend 500-700 on something cosmetic. But to each their own ya know..

 

Projectors definitely aren't just for looks. It's as much as a performance mod. Just a different performance.

If you haven't been in a car with a projector/hid setup, you're really missing out.

 

retro's are a night/day difference over stock, i've had them on less than a week and i wont go back to stock light unless it's an emergency, these are sooooooooo much better like in kdub's pics...

 

this 100%.

I paid good money for mine, but I could only find one person who was going to meet my expectations for quality.

I hear it is very easy, and may challenge myself to a set this summer, im not sure. I started making gauge pods last year. Didnt think I could do that, but I did. I plan to make more this summer but refine them way over what I produced last year.

If you have a few extra bucks and time take the challenge. Youll feel alot better with a set you built over a set you bought.

Heres what I had.



Heres what I went to.

 

your retros look great!

OP- i was in the same boat as you. i picked up a set of 1st gen projectors for dirt but i am still thinking of doing retros. if you think you want to try and do retros,try to find a set of headlights new or used. so in case you want you stock ones incase you trade you car in you could sell your projectors.

i did not want to do retros but there are a few really cut and dry How-to's on here that makes it super easy to take a stab at retros.

i have not done them so i cant say if its hard or easy peasy but to ME,with the write ups out there,i think i can do it. and if you are some what a hands-on person,its do-able.

or you could ask some well known retro builders on here and ask how much they charge for a retro build.

 

Yup, There are a few of us who will do it for a good price.

 

Ctcar on here bought a kit, and did his own last month, and he said for a first time it was a lot easier than he thought. Try pming him

 

on a scale from 0-10 how hard do you rank the buildibility?

 

honestly for me the hardest part was pulling apart the my lens'/housings even after putting them in the oven, but then again my stock lights are 5+ years old. other than that i don't think it was all that bad for my first time

 

maybe im mistaken, but ive been thinking about doing a retrofit and i dont remember the parts list coming anywhere close to even $300 when i pieced it together, but then again im not buying a whole new set of headlights to put them into.

 

standard mh1 kit

Bi-xenon Morimoto Mini Stage III Kit (H1) - Complete Retrofit Kits from The Retrofit Source Inc

$270

Plus the cost of new headlights, you would have to purchase another set if you have someone else do it, so anywhere from $100-150.

roughly $400 in parts right there. Anyone who builds a set of retros and charges less than $100 in labor really undervalues their time, or is rushing through it and not doing it right.

 

i got mine in the HIDWerks black friday sale, full retrofit kit + resealing glue for $205 shipped to my door.

edit: just posted the exact same thing as Tommy so i deleted it haha

 

I'm guessing you didn't get it with the Morimoto kit? Thinking you just went with the HIDwerks kit

 

I screwed up on my retros when I did it..so this summer I gotta pull em apart and redo em..but they are a really nice to have...

If your gonna do em yourself..Dont rush...Seriously..I did now I have to redo them

 

Morimoto Mini H1's and it was a mix... the projectors, glue, shrouds, and relay came directly from TRS while the bulbs and ballasts came from HIDWerks

 

Yea that's what I was saying. You got the HIDWerks HID kit and got Mini H1 projectors. For $200 not a bad deal at all!

 

Yeah I have a set of aftermarket headlights to swap into my car while I retrofit the stock ones. And I already have hid kits. Just need projectors and shrouds.